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Proposed Texas Bill Aims to Ban Social Media for Children Over Mental Health Concerns After State’s TikTok Ban

December 10, 2022
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A newly proposed bill in Texas would ban social media for children over concerns about mental health. A North Texas lawmaker filed a bill that would require all social media users to be 18 years of age to create an account. The bill, HB 896, (pdf) which was proposed by state Rep. Jared Patterson, will…

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Former Anaheim Controller Expected to Plead Guilty to Embezzlement

December 10, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former controller for two Anaheim-based companies accused of embezzling more than $3 million is expected to plead guilty Dec. 12 in federal court. Rosalba Meza, 48, of Coto de Caza, is accused of transferring nearly $3.1 million from Trilogy Plumbing Inc. and Matrix Management LLC to her accounts from May 2017 through…

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Florida AG Issues Consumer Alert Warning About Google Voice Scams

December 10, 2022
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a consumer alert warning on Tuesday about a Google Voice identity theft scam that appears to be on the rise. “Scammers are preying on users who post in online marketplaces – posing as buyers in an effort to access a victim’s authentication code,” Moody said. “If the scammer accesses…

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Police: 3 Dead in Southeast Wisconsin House Fire

December 9, 2022
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MADISON, Wis.—Three people died in a house fire in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Watertown early Friday morning, the fire department said. When police and firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, they were told that residents were still trapped inside the house, according to a news release from the Watertown…

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Largest Dam Removal in US to Begin in 2023

December 9, 2022
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HORNBROOK, Calif.—Tribal, state, and federal officials on Thursday cheered a plan for the largest dam removal in U.S. history along the Klamath River near the California–Oregon line as a major step toward restoring a once-thriving watershed that tribal communities have long relied on. “Clean water, healthy forests, and fertile land made the Klamath River Basin…

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FedEx Driver Strangled Athena Strand, 7, After Hitting Her With Van, Affidavit Says

December 9, 2022
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The FedEx driver accused of kidnapping and murdering Athena Strand told authorities he killed the girl after accidentally hitting her with his delivery truck. Tanner Horner, 31, confessed to abducting and killing the 7-year-old girl in North Texas, according to the arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Wise County Messenger. (pdf) The suspect told authorities…

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Multiple American Flags Set on Fire in Long Beach, Suspect Arrested

December 9, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—A man was arrested Dec. 8 on suspicion of setting multiple American Flags on fire, anchored on the porches of homes in Long Beach. Firefighters were dispatched about 3:30 a.m. to a reported vehicle fire in the 2800 block of Iroquois Avenue, said Capt. Jack Crabtree of the Long Beach Police Department. “We…

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Feds Lease First Offshore Wind Sites on California Coast

December 9, 2022
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The U.S. government held its first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy development rights off the coast of California Dec. 7, drawing more than $757 million in high bids from five companies. In all, 43 companies bid for the chance to build massive floating wind turbines in two regions: Morro Bay in central California and Humboldt…

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UC to Withhold More Than 37,000 Grades Amid Strike: Faculty Association

December 9, 2022
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A University of California (UC) faculty association estimates members will withhold more than 37,000 student grades for the fall semester in solidarity with an academic worker strike that carries into the end of finals week. After months of negotiations, 48,000 researchers and student employees across all 10 UC campuses launched a strike Nov. 14, demanding…

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Ex-TSA Officer Gets Nearly 6 Years in Prison in LAX Drug Case

December 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was sentenced Dec. 9 to 70 months in federal prison for smuggling what he believed was meth through Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for $8,000. Michael Williams, 39, of Hawthorne, pleaded guilty in June to one federal count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine. Williams was arrested…

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